The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a vehicle fire and death in rural Clay County. According to DCI Chief of Staff Tim Bormann, the vehicle was found Tuesday. There is no threat to the public, and investigators are not looking for any suspects. Bormann says he cannot release at this time where…… read more »
President Biden’s administration, which had reportedly canceled the previous administration’s investigation into whether the novel coronavirus originated in a Chinese Wuhan lab, recently announced a 90-day inquiry into the virus’s origins. South Dakota Senior Senator John Thune says it’s unclear how you can hold the Chinese government accountable… However, Thune adds that it’s very difficult…… read more »
Tourism season for Yankton is officially here and local officials predict a plentiful summer season. Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce, soon to be Yankton Thrive, Tourism Director Jay Gravholt says that the successes of Ribfest earlier this month was a strong inclination of what is yet to come… Gravholt says Yankton’s new aquatic center has…… read more »
Despite some emotional testimony, the Hartington-Newcastle School Board voted 5-1 recently to close the Newcastle elementary school. Over three dozen Newcastle area parents attended the meeting, many of whom spoke to the board about their thoughts and ideas. Hartington School Superintendent A.J. Johnson says the decision did not come lightly… Johnson says discussions on the…… read more »
As dry conditions persist across South Dakota and no significant rain in sight, area producers are scrambling for ways to feed their cattle. South Dakota Senator John Thune is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to utilize administrative authority to release Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for emergency haying and grazing. Thune says with over…… read more »
A swastika engraved into a Yankton utility pole was discovered Sunday morning. The utility pole is in the five hundred block of east 5th Street. According to Yankton Police Department Corporal Brad Parker, it’s unclear exactly when the vandalism occurred. He says their department received the vandalism report Sunday morning shortly after ten am. Parker…… read more »
The Annual South Dakota Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Convention was held in Yankton over the weekend. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson spoke to the over one hundred veterans from across the state in attendance Friday. Johnson spent time fielding concerns after his speech, and he says there is always two main concerns that he…… read more »
A weekended filled with fun, music, entertainment, dancing and traditional Czech foods returned to Tabor this past weekend. After a hiatus due to Covid last year, the annual event saw thousands descend on Tabor Friday and Saturday. Longtime Czech Days Publicity Chairman Dennis Povondra says the Czech Days tradition dates back to 1948 with a…… read more »
The annual Youth Baseball Clinic at Riverside Field hosted by Riverfront Broadcasting and Mount Marty takes place this morning. Former Kansas City Royals major leaguer Les Norman says the kids will enjoy learning some fundamentals on the field. Norman 1 6-21 Norman says he loves coming to Yankton every year for this youth baseball and…… read more »
A dire need in the Yankton community is workforce housing. That topic was discussed for nearly five hours during the South Dakota Legislatures’ Workforce Housing summer study committee late last week. District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram of Fort Pierre sits on the committee, and says the committee has a lot to consider this summer… Weisgram…… read more »
